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Inpex : Lottery for Allocation of Facility Tours for Shareholders

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April 23, 2024
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'I'm going to take your head:' Man arrested for sending threatening message

A 29-year-old man in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, has been arrested for sending a message saying, "I'm going to take your head,” to a man in his 20s. According to the police, the suspect, who is a part-time worker, used an app to send the threat to the man on…

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Japan Restarts Largest Nuclear Plant with New Fuel, Reigniting Debate

Japan Restarts Largest Nuclear Plant with New Fuel, Reigniting Debate - Industry Tap

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Court orders compensation to 26 unrecognized Minamata victims

A Japanese district court on Thursday ordered a chemical maker to pay 4 million yen each to 26 unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, while dismissing claims against the Japanese government. The Niigata District Court recognized that 26 of the 47 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who were not eligible…

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Japan PM, U.S. envoy to U.N. vow continued cooperation over North Korea

Japan PM, U.S. envoy to U.N. vow continued cooperation over North Korea

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EDITORIAL: Face-saving must stop; Minamata patients need relief right now | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Recent rulings by district courts in Osaka, Kumamoto, and now Niigata, underscored the grim reality that many victims of Minamata disease still, for whatever reason, fall outside the parameters of relief measures.

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Nuke authorities approve loading fuel at Niigata nuclear plant

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, April 15, 2024 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15229991 KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata Prefecture--The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave the go-ahead on April 15 to loading nuclear fuel into a reactor at the long-idled Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant here. The approval is an important step toward restarting the plant, which has remained offline for more than a decade. Plant operator Tokyo Electric…

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Why less snow is threatening Japan's expensive Kanzuri chile paste

Kanzuri is a traditional fermented chile paste that is exclusively produced in Myoko in Japan's Niigata Prefecture by the Tojo family. Before the family…

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Kishida, U.S. envoy to U.N. vow continued cooperation over N Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations agreed Friday to continue working closely together to address issues surrounding North Korea, including its past abductions of Japanese citizens. During his talks at his office with the ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Kishida emphasized the necessity of implementing…

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Japan court orders compensation to 26 unrecognized Minamata victims

A Japanese district court orders a chemical maker to pay 4 million yen ($26,000) each to 26 unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, while dismissing claims against the Japanese government.

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